Turtle Life Cycles Year 4 NPA

What is a life cycle?

• A bicycle’s life.

• A story about someone’s life.

• The stages of a living thing’s life.

The life cycle of a turtle goes in the following order:

• A)1. Adult 2. Eggs laid 3. Hatchlings come out of shells 4.Juvenile years

• 1. Juvenile years 2. Adult 3. Eggs laid 4. Hatchlings come out of shells.

• 1. Eggs laid 2. Adult.

When do Flatback turtles lay their eggs?

• Anytime they want!

• January-March

• October- November

How many weeks does it take for turtles to hatch?

• 6-8 weeks

• 1 year

• 36 weeks

What elements affect the survival of turtles?

• Aliens and Predators.

• Using plastic and eating turtles.

• Pollution, overhunting, rising sea levels and temperatures, predators.

What elements help turtles survive?

• Zoos, aquariums and the ocean.

• Scientists, sandbanks, rangers and the council.

• The prime minister

What actions from scientists help turtles?

• Surgery, taking photos and dragging them into the water.

• Testing medicine on them.

• Tagging them for monitoring, artificial incubation and checking on them in nesting season at the sandbanks.

How do sandbanks help turtles?

• Sandbanks give turtles sand money.

• It’s soft and comfortable.

• The sand keeps the eggs warm for hatching and hidden from predators.

How does artificial incubation help turtles?

• Helps the mother turtle know her babies are okay.

• Natural way of turtle eggs hatching.

• Created by humans to help breed more male turtles and save them from predators in the early stages.

How do rangers and council help turtles?

• They keep turtles in good range.

• They clean beaches, ban overhunting, help reduce plastic use and turtles affected by pollution.

• They follow turtles in their boats to check on what they are doing and where they are.